The government has closed the schools. Today the last day they're open. The two village tikes, waiting for the bus, give Sophie a cheerful 'Bonjour' as we pass. A public health crisis clearly good news for some. At the pharmacy a new sign has appeared. '' Please maintain a distance of a metre from staff '. As we head home from our walk I see that two peony flowers have opened. Not only that but a group of fat happy bees are busily at work and enjoying their pollen laden good fortune. The Rickety Old Farmhouse keeps to its own, inviolable, cycles. It's survived wars, revolution and occupation so a touch of pestilence is neither here nor there.
Sophie is in one of her talkative moods. She makes a variety of half yodelling, half shrieking sounds . A kind of running Ponversation. She seems mighty pleased with herself and the overall effect.
We get to the greengrocers just before the doors open. At this time of the morning it's quiet. Five minutes later as we're leaving the car park starts to fill up. Shoppers are changing their buying patterns and finding times when the aisles aren't jam packed.
The only carrots they have are unwashed ones. Sophie eats two or three carrots a day. She likes the crunchiness. We believe that they are somehow good for her. Both parties are happy with the arrangement. Sophie prefers her carrots to be served whole - like a vegetarian bone. For her a much more challenging and satisfying - and noisy - way of eating them.
The inbox full of offers from hotels and airlines at once in a lifetime prices. An e-mail from one of our favourite hotels - can there be anywhere more French ? - suggesting a trip to a place where the wind blows all day. Quite a selling point at the moment : https://hotel-de-toiras.com/en/
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Bertie is not yet persuaded of the appeal of a 'vegetarian bone' but is fully in favour of a public health crisis which will prevent his owner from travelling in Germany and the Czech Republic with her two American friends for two weeks in early April and thus save him from the kennels.
One fears for the sanity of the tikes' parents...
It's not only the tikes parents sanity that's at risk ... the rest of the village may also suffer ! A lochside location seems just about optimal for the next month .... apart from the long haul to the shops.
Hari OM
I heartily approve of Sophie's enjoyment of her vege bone! Like the looks of those sweet potatoes too. YAM xx
The peony is lovely, what a welcome sight! Mine won't bloom until May, as trees are starting to bud and daffodils are just starting to bloom in many places.
Sophie's expression is a reminder of the value of our dogs to help us forget, at least for a moment or two, the uncertainty that's all around us.
Lovely to see Sophie looking so pleased with herself - she does look a very happy girl. Maybe it's all those carrots?
The wind is blowing all day here, too! Looking at the havoc it's causing in the garden, and presumably elsewhere, it's not something that would be a selling point!
Pink peonies and fat yellow bumblebees were a feature of my childhood, as we had a big peony bush in the front yard. We have the peonies in Tokyo (not yet, though), but without the bumblebees, it's not quite the same. Cherry is also fond of carrots, as well as garden peas, actually anything but celery. I first got the idea for carrots from a photo you posted of Bob looking rather like Winston Churchill with a cigar. Cherry is home this evening, with an enormous incision running down the middle of her stomach, very tired but otherwise quite fine.
Good for Sophie! My dogs are on very restricted diets due to food allergies, so carrots are the only snack they are allowed. We go through several pounds of carrots a week between the 2 of them!
I fear Sophie goes through several pounds a week on her own - but there again we've cut out anything processed
Dogs with incisions running down their stomachs are much better patients than humans. Well done Cherry and a good nights sleep to her family !
Thank heavens we both live in countries where uncertainty is kept to a minimum thanks to the competent governance of our leaders ! Right ?
A hotel advertising its windy location may be attractive to Parisians living cheek by jowl with their neighbours.
There again if there was a sausage on offer the carrot would be ignored.
I plan to get up early tomorrow to head to the supermarket before the crowds too. It stresses me out shopping with all the tense people. Luckily I don't have too much to buy but just want to fill the freezer with some meat and vegetables and a few more cans of tomatoes and cat food.
Nice to see the peonies. As you say - your farmhouse has been standing through a lot of changes and is still standing, and hopefully we will all weather the storm ahead.
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